“When it comes to Responsible Parenthood, the position of the President remains the same. That he is against abortion; he is pro-life; he is pro-quality of life. Again, we’d like to stress that the President does not have any preference over artificial or natural family planning. Ang punto lang po ng Pangulo dito is that, the families—all the information should be made available to the families and the families will be the ones to decide based on their own values and their beliefs. Kung ano ang kanilang [ma]pag-desisyunan, that should be supported,” ayon kay Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte.

“We have always stated that when it comes to issues of national importance, we should concentrate on the merits and the demerits of a certain issue. So we can elevate public discourse on it. So, ngayon po, ang pinag-uusapan natin ‘yung House Bill 4244—ano po ba ‘yung mga objectionable, ano po ba ‘yung mga maganda? We have always advocated for an issues-based discussion on this,” ani Usec. Valte.